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An Ordinary Storm
04:04
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I watched the cold, blue sky turn grey
And I sheltered with the coming rain
Just an ordinary storm
Lightning, when it tickles the ground
With a fire and an ominous sound
And safety is not easily found
Just an ordinary storm
I huddle by myself today
The same as all my yesterdays
An ordinary storm
Just an ordinary storm
Give me a night full of memories
And hopes that never fade
I will see them through
Dream of the days I can see the Sun
And find all the paths that will lead me home
Before summertime
There’s somewhere I’d rather be
I’m filled with an urgency
To capture some hydrogen
In an ordinary storm
Just an ordinary storm
Oh, to keep me warm
Give me a night full of memories
And a hope that never fades
I will see it through
I dream of the days I can see the Sun
And find all the paths that will lead me home
Before summertime
There is somewhere I’d rather be
I’m filled with an urgency
To capture some hydrogen
In an ordinary storm
Just an ordinary storm
Oh, to keep me warm
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Broken Moon
05:04
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No one seems to be around these days
The must be hiding from the Sun again
I hope they’re underground
Maybe I’ll find them, hiding in the treetops
Maybe they’re hiding in the waves
I hope they’re underground
There doesn’t seem to be a signal
My echoes appear to be unheard
I hope they’re underground
They haven’t made a sound
Bring me a sign that there is someone home
And a place to come down safe
And I’ll be satisfied
Show me a line I can follow home
Lead me past the broken Moon
Across the frozen sky
And there is someone I hope to see
Another trace of my heredity
Maybe distant family
I hope they’re underground
I hope they can be found again
I haven’t heard a sound
Bring me a sign that there is someone home
And a place to come down safe
And I’ll be satisfied
Show me a line I can follow home
Lead me past the broken Moon
Across the frozen sky
Across an empty sky
And there is someone I hope to see
Another trace heredity
And maybe some distant family
I hope they’re underground
I know they can be found again
I think I heard a sound
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3. |
Our Tale
04:55
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I saw a fire in the sky
Something falling, something very old
But it didn’t break apart
Like everything else had done
It headed towards the Sea
And maybe I can be the first one there
When I got there, exhausted
There were footprints all around it
And a man in white raised his hand as if to say hello
His words were strange
But I was able to catch his drift
And we came to understand
That we should leave this place
As the Sun set, we grabbed what we could
And sealed up the rest
We would find a place to stow away
We could come back another day
The man was a traveller from a bygone age
And he journeyed to another world
And he left his home in a tattered state
And he didn’t know what he would find when he got back
To the only home that he ever knew
That he could ever know
No, no, there is something near by
We can hide for the night
But it doesn’t mean his capsule is safe
And it doesn’t mean we won’t die
But I’ll keep him safe with my life
I hope it doesn’t come to that
When I was a child I was told the history of my family
Of man who chased the stars and tried to save the world
From itself, from the fools who lived on it, and those to come
I told him how the world had changed
And how it had stayed the same
How the people stayed alive underground
And deep beneath the sea
When the morning came
We roamed around and foraged
We found the capsule gone
Dragged into the Sea- I told him
They’re a little like you, and they’re a little like me
We have all we need, we have all we need
Now it’s time to make our way home
And tell others our story
And tell others of our tale
Tell other our tale
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Dragons
04:12
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Have you ever seen a dragon?
A world on fire, and covered in ash?
As I was leaving the world
The Earth was being burned
I heard the screaming, I saw the chaos
They sent me wishes, and then went dark
And upon my return, I found everything lost
And I was crushed
But you started over from a broken history
As I found my way back to you and the Earth
I struggled with all I had
There was nothing left that I could call my home
Just a memory and a hope
And now the world has changed in so many ways
I don’t know where to begin
Where are the cities and the crowded airports?
Where are the hospitals and schools?
What ever happened to the dragons?
They burned the Earth, and left you behind
The climate deniers and cultish zealots
They changed the face of the world
I hope you never see a dragon
The fall of men who stole from the world
You have reclaimed the ruins
You have made a home
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5. |
A Shadow is Rising
02:53
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You must be careful now with your words
They can change the story, and the terms
You mustn’t scare him, or drive him away
He might be our only link to the past
Maybe he’s waiting to find all the answers
Maybe he’s looking for an out
These problems are weighted, filled with a poison
We should let him find them by himself
By now the others will know he’s among us
Some are angry, some of them scared
The others are coming, they come from the wastelands
A shadow is rising, and he cannot stop it
Maybe it’s time to get him away
And find some other shelter
And stay out of sight for a long, long time
He might be old enough to know
That he can change our world
But he needs to hide to stay alive
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6. |
My Young Friend
02:38
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My young friend
Where are you taking me now?
To another village?
To another hideout?
My young friend
What did you leave behind?
Can you feel the danger?
I can feel the anger?
Now we run in winter
Where are the hunters
That drive you into the night?
My young friend
What is the meaning of that?
There’s a light up in the sky
Is it tracking us through the night?
My young friend
Are you missing your home?
Are you missing the ones who love you?
Are you missing the one who loves you?
Now we run in summer
With all the hunters
Driving us into the light
There’s a fire in heaven
And now you tell me
I’m not the only one
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7. |
She Came from the Skies
04:30
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I heard she was living out in the wastelands
I heard she was claiming it as her homeland
She better not catch me
I raided her often
I’d rather not stay in the open
Near her wasteland
We won’t be offered any of her graces
She captures any girls she finds in these places
They say she came here from the skies
They say she opened up their eyes
They horde away all that they find
And take the girls that were left behind
My sisters and I were scavenging supplies
She came up silently and whispered “You’re done”
We scattered so quickly
That I didn’t notice
My sisters were taken alive in these places
And I hear they’re still alive
They search the land and the skies
They are looking for a man
Who fell to Earth one stormy night
So know that you are not the only one
You fell to Earth with the rising Sun
And now we have to make our run
Before our chances come undone
We have to try and find him alive
If we can make it through this night
We have to keep on trying
We have to stay alive
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8. |
In This Land
04:14
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In this land, there is one who delights me
She steals my food and abuses my amnesty
She has a man who may not remember
That we were the ones who fled the Earth together
But I have to stay
As she hides him away
There were nine who rocketed out
With differing ideologies
Headed off away from Home
We found the stars, and they were empty
And I turned to follow the crumbs
That were left behind
By the fading ones
I am glad I flew away
I wouldn’t be here today
Centuries had passed me by
As I sped through the stars,
Like a dragonfly
Coming home was a trial by fire
When I came out alive,
Circumstances were dire
There were sheep all around me
And they needed a wolf to wear a crown of swords
To be their goddess, royalty
Rule with iron fists and tyranny
I am adding up all the lovely years
Since the day I arrived
The others scattered through out the stars
While some others fell behind
They must not run
They must not even try to hide
I need his capsule sooner than
I would like to confide
Should I take a chance
And leave my throne to circumstance?
Because my death is not far away
There were five who made it back
Two have passed the gates, deep into the black
Now the two that are one the run,
One lead by the girl, the other, traces none
I need the girl and her ancestor
Should I send out the dogs for that dinosaur?
And if they fail, there are options to weigh
Do I send out her sisters, have them enter the fray?
Nothing left but the savagery, do I face it alone
The unconquered sea?
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9. |
The Watcher
03:00
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I am sitting here, all alone on this hill
And I watch as the Queen wreaks havoc with all her might
She thinks she’s alone
She thinks she’s alone
On this hill, I can see for miles and years
Has it been a hundred or more?
She doesn’t know
Not a clue that I was first
The young woman and her charge
Are heading North through the trees
While the Chaos Queen sends her hounds
To the South and to the East
There is a man in the West
Who many say has come from the stars
But they don’t know that he came here
From the North
On a clear day I can see that cruel path
Of daggers that threatens the world
But the Queen is not aware
Of the coming storm, it comes from the sea
They come from the sea
From under the sea
And she doesn’t know
That her end is nigh
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10. |
Take Back the Wastelands
05:05
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We hide in the mountains
We run through the valleys
We hunt in the darkness
And we hide out from the Sun
We know that they’re out there
Searching for answers
We were saved by the Watcher
And saved by his subterfuge
And now we change direction West
We’ll try to save another soul
As we head towards the wastelands, towards the wastelands
All the lives we try to save
All the faces passing by
As we head through the wastelands
I don’t know where this canyon leads
I don’t know if hounds will follow
There is smoke in the sky behind us
There is fire from the Eye of the World
And I hope there are holes in the dirt
That will hide us in the Earth
Maybe they’ll pass over us
That thunder crash is ominous
Visibility was low
And they couldn’t find us
And to the breach we will go
We hid in the caverns
We ran through the trees
And there he was waiting
To help us to overcome
And now we will head back
With three we have a chance
As we backtrack the wastelands
We’ll gather forces North
Trying to survive
And we’ll take back the wastelands
Take back the wastelands
We’ll take back the wastelands
Take back the wastelands
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There’s something that’s missing
And I wouldn’t bother
But I feel that it’s important
If we plan to stop her
I know that your sisters
Were taken and dishonored
But I feel I should remind you
That they were innocent
Should we break our holy trio
And take on different faces
He and I are strangers here
We come from different places
We will follow your direction
We will take up your position
And we can keep them safe
I know that you are faster
But they have the numbers
After a while it can bog you down
And you start to fall behind
We know that you want her
We know that you can take her
It’s time to give an answer
For we need to choose a path
Time to save your sisters
It’s time to change the future
Time to look behind you
And see where you have gone
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12. |
She Never Arrived
02:15
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I have taken her sisters
I have hidden their things
I have placed them beside me
I have broken their wings
She never arrived
She lost her courage
She didn’t save them
She troubles my dreams
A knife in my side
I think they are coming
With the morning tide
They never arrived
They lost their courage
They didn’t try
Where are the sisters?
Where is my prize?
I couldn’t keep them
But where can they hide?
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13. |
The Hardest Way
04:42
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The hardest way for any man to fall beneath
A hired sword, is to call them out for being discreet
When they could hide behind a mask of anonymity
Can you feel the coming storm, and the thrill
Of certainty that you will die and leave behind
A little piece of you it becomes a token prize
Find your peace, I’ll wait until you have the time
To face your fate, with dignity, an open state of mind
And I will take my time to serve what the Queen has authorized
Wait, this isn’t right, you shouldn’t be able to do those things
Who taught how to undermine assassins and their poison rings?
I can’t believe I lost to a child
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14. |
The Siren's Call
02:50
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As the seas rage and the towers fall
They came from the waters at the sirens’ call
And at the charge came the capsules, all
And the other four taking up the thrall
Will she fall?
As all her minions take up the fight
Not confused at all
Hear a wailing, the frightful sounds of war
With the sisters back to back again
They took out the minions with a violent crash
And beside them, a couple astronauts
Fighting for their lives
As she falls
The Eye in the sky, starts to descend
With no power at all
See the sparks fly, showering like rain
When the smoke cleared, nowhere to be found
The Chaos Queen ventured underground
With her rule broke, a chance for peace again
At least until the next one comes
Waterfall
It’s time to heal
As the Sun breaks through the clouds
Hear the laughter, and the sounds of peace
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15. |
I Remember the Light
04:48
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I remember the light
Of the stars
Reflected on the Moons
I remember what she told me
As we flew our separate ways
“I’ll find my way back home”
And she did, she found a broken world
She made it all her own
And then I didn’t know her
I thought about her words
They haunted my travels
And I didn’t notice
When I crossed the threshold
The stars swirled around me
And planets abundant
I thought I was tripping
But I was a witness
I floated for ever
And I thought I lost it
I don’t know what I found
But I know it found me
They kept me alive and
Then they gave me purpose
And sent me on my way
To help other humans
I awoke closer to the Sun
Than I had been in years
I recognized the planets
I recognized the spheres
And now they didn’t haunt me
They welcomed me back home
They filled me with a hope
They welcomed me back home
And when I saw the Earth
I understood the Others
They wanted to help Earthlings
And save a broken world
I thought about her words
They haunted my travels
And I didn’t notice
When I crossed the threshold
The stars swirled around me
And planets abundant
I thought I was tripping
But I was a witness
I floated for ever
And I thought I lost it
I don’t know what I found
But I know it found me
They kept me alive and
Then they gave me purpose
And sent me on my way
To help other humans
The Earth was above me
The Moon slanting backwards
The fires encased me
And I was in freefall
The radio silent
The screens were all vacant
The wind broke the silence
And I was in freefall
My memories broken
My capsule was warming
The windows were frozen
And I was returning
The ground was beneath me
And I was alive now
The sand the scripture
On what I believed now
I remember the light
Of the stars
Reflected on the Moons
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Strange Talking Animals Springfield Township, New Jersey
Born in raised in Madison, WI. Transplanted to Brooklyn, Jamaica, and finally Springfield. Versed in chamber pop and rock, psychedelic and prog, and expanding musical horizons to experience electronic and ambient musics and experiment with modular and chaotic synthesis.Overfed with science fiction and fantasy and actual science. And stay-at-home dadness. ... more
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